MTLNOVEL Chapter 011: Stealing Devil Fruit Powers
Inside Impel Down, the battle was raging like wildfire.
Magellan had finally caught up with Luffy and his group. But thanks to Mr. 2 Bon Clay's Devil Fruit ability, they had bought just enough time to keep fighting back.
Just as they were about to escape—
Unwilling to allow any stain on his record, Magellan snapped and went berserk, transforming into his ultimate form: the Venom Demon.
He planned to wipe out the entire group of escapees in one overwhelming attack.
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Outside, Buggy the Clown, leading a mob of misfits, charged through the prison gates and arrived at the harbor.
But then—
"Huh?"
"What the hell?! There's not a single ship out here!!!"
They stared at the sea in disbelief.
No ships. No way to escape.
What were they supposed to do now—swim?
BOOM!
Just then, a gigantic Sea King leapt out of the water.
That killed the swimming idea instantly.
Forget it—they were all Devil Fruit users.
Getting in the water now?
They'd be nothing more than turtle food.
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Back on Level 6, Blackbeard, who had barely escaped with his life, burst out laughing.
"Ze~hahaha!!"
"Shiryu, you really came just in time! If it wasn't for you, we'd be dead meat by now!"
The rest of the crew turned to Shiryu of the Rain with grateful eyes.
If he hadn't arrived with the antidote to Magellan's poison, they'd have been corpses already.
Having dodged death, the group quickly began regaining their energy.
"I figured that stuff might come in handy, so I grabbed some."
"Don't underestimate Magellan," Shiryu warned, chomping on his cigar.
"He's no joke."
"Oh, I agree. He's a monster."
"But enough talk—let's raise hell."
"Ze~hahahaha!"
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Down in Eternal Hell, the prisoners, hearing the commotion, stirred once more.
They rushed to the bars, craning to see who had come.
"S-Shiryu?!"
Many of them immediately backed away in terror.
Letting Shiryu out was one thing—asking Shiryu to let them out?
Might as well gulp a mouthful of arsenic.
"Ze~hahaha…"
> "So these are Level 6's big-shot prisoners?"
Blackbeard scoffed, sneering at the terrified men.
"Kinda disappointing, honestly. But no matter.
I'll be letting you all out anyway."
He flashed a vicious grin.
"All you have to do is fight. Kill. Rip each other apart.
The last one standing—I'll take with me."
"How's that sound?"
Without waiting for agreement, he nodded toward Lafitte, who began unlocking the cells.
Creak…
Cell doors began to open one by one.
Strangely, none of the prisoners moved at first.
They eyed the outside cautiously—especially the special cells in deeper corners of the floor.
They soon realized:
Those particular cages weren't being opened.
Seeing this, confidence surged through them.
They charged out.
"KILL!!!"
Suddenly, Level 6 erupted into a blood-soaked arena, a brutal deathmatch as hundreds of vicious criminals fought to survive.
"Ze~hahaha! Kill each other like animals!"
"Shiryu—hold the gate.
If anyone tries to run before I finish, cut them down."
As the bloodbath raged behind him, Blackbeard strode calmly toward one particular cage.
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"Heh. Now this one's interesting."
Inside stood Douglas Bullet, arms crossed, glaring through the bars.
He could feel the sinister aura oozing off Blackbeard.
This man wasn't just dangerous—he had ambition.
"Ze~hahaha… Demon Heir, Douglas Bullet…"
"You're not someone I can control just yet. But soon… I'll be back for you."
Then, he turned toward another cage.
"You too… Red Count, Patrick Redfield."
"The legendary man said to have fought Roger and Whitebeard single-handedly…"
"You're no joke."
Blackbeard wasn't stupid. His mouth ran wild, but his mind stayed sharp.
These monsters?
He couldn't release them yet.
First, he had to get what he came for.
And that meant acquiring a very special Devil Fruit ability…
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"AAAAHHH!!!"
"OLALALALA—!!!"
"COUGH!!!"
"What the hell is THAT?!"
From behind him, Burgess and Laffitte shouted in shock.
Even the perpetually ill Doc Q nearly passed out from fright.
"Ze~hahahaha… So that's the legendary monster, huh?"
"Damn, it's even bigger than I imagined."
As he laid eyes on the colossal triple-headed dragon, a twisted smile spread across Blackbeard's face.
When he was a child, his family's notes had described this being—sketched out roughly in margins, almost like myth.
But this… this was far beyond what he'd expected.
Seeing it in person, Blackbeard's greed ignited.
That power… that body…
That Fruit…
"Heh… what a reckless fool,"
Bullet muttered, watching the scene unfold.
He could sense it—Blackbeard was strong. But he wasn't ready for that.
That thing would crush him, body and soul.
"Wait… who's that?"
Blackbeard paused as he spotted another frozen cell tucked quietly into a corner of the massive prison.
Inside was a man encased in ice—Wald.
"Whatever. Probably not important."
He dismissed the mystery man and turned his focus back to his real prize: the three dragon heads, locked within their icy tomb.
His eyes gleamed with mad anticipation.
"Ze~hahahaha…"
"It's finally happening!"
"Ghidorah… You've been my idol since I was a kid!"
"Ever since I read those notes, I dreamed I'd one day get your powers…"
"And then, I learned of a Devil Fruit power that could steal other fruits."
"I've waited so long… but now…"
"Even the heavens are on my side!"
"Soon, I'll be king of this world!"
"Ze~hahahahahaha!!"
"That power… IS MINE!!"
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Crack… crack… crack…
Lost in his frenzy, Blackbeard didn't hear the quiet cracking sounds.
His Dark-Dark Fruit powers swirled from his hands, sending tendrils of inky black mist crawling up the prison bars.
CRACK…
The bars groaned under the pressure of the spreading darkness.
BOOM!
Finally—unable to withstand the energy—they snapped apart.
Even the chains connecting to the upper levels were severed.
"ZE~HAHAHAHA!!
YOUR POWER IS MINE!!!"
Mad with glee, Blackbeard unleashed a tidal wave of black energy from beneath his feet.
It surged over the massive ice crystal, where Ghidorah's triple heads lay dormant.
The dark mist—dense as smoke—seeped into the ice, beginning to eat away at it.
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From a distance, Bullet and Redfield watched the storm unfold.
Their eyes widened in awe.
"What… kind of power is that?"
Neither of them had ever seen such a Devil Fruit before.
But what really unsettled them was what Blackbeard had just said:
A fruit that could steal other Devil Fruit powers.
Steal… powers?
The very idea was terrifying.
Their blood ran cold.
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